PREFILED    DEC 27 2021

REFERENCE TITLE: medical procedures; prohibitions

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

SB 1052

 

Introduced by

Senator Townsend: Representative Blackman

 

 

AN ACT

 

Repealing Title 36, chapter 6, article 4.2, Arizona Revised Statutes; Amending title 36, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new article 4.2; relating to public health control.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Repeal

Title 36, chapter 6, article 4.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 36, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new article 4.2, to read:

ARTICLE 4.2. PUBLIC HEALTH MANDATES

START_STATUTE36-681. Medical procedures; prohibition; definition

A. A government entity or any person doing business in this state may not require a resident of this state to submit to a medical procedure, including a vaccination, if a potential complication from or adverse reaction to the medical procedure may cause the person's death.

B. For the purposes of this section, "government entity" means this state and any political subdivision of this state that receives and uses tax revenues.END_STATUTE